PICKING THE PICK 5/6 - Each day you will find my picks for the 50 cent PICK 5 and PLACE PICK 6. Choose a level of involvement to fit your Pick 5 budget. Of course, the more involved you get, the greater chance you have of hitting a PICK 5.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

WIn or Place?

A racetrack buddy of mine, Matt C., texted me after the races today, “Four out of five on a $3 ticket? Not a bad start to the season!”

He’s right, keeping in mind that caution was the order of the day at Monmouth, butwe did miss leg 3 very badly.Monmouth does not have a consolation payout for four out of five.

I did hit the new Place Pick 6 today. How could I resist playing the new low takeout 50¢ wager at Monmouth? For a $12 bet I collected the $39.15 payout twice for a profit of $66.30.The question with the place pick 6 was:do you play a small ticket with fewer choices or a larger ticket hoping to hit both 1st and 2nd in a race?Hitting both win and place in a leg can lead to multiple winning tickets. First time, the pool was $15,229.When the pick 5 first started its pool size was similar.

Tomorrow, I have a theatre date with my wife, so I am not sure that I will have tickets up for Sunday.Also, there is a 90% chance of thunderstorms.